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Expand Up @@ -8,17 +8,17 @@ Short link: <http://bit.ly/coc4lib>
Code4Lib seeks to provide a welcoming, professionally engaging, fun, and
safe conference (and ongoing community) experience for everyone. We do not
tolerate harassment in any form. Discriminatory language and imagery,
including sexual or sexualized language and imagery, is not appropriate
including sexual or sexualized language and imagery, is not appropriate
for any event venue, including talks, or any community channel such as the
chatroom or mailing list.

Harassment is understood as any behavior that threatens or demeans another
person or group, or that produces an unsafe environment. It includes, but is not limited to,
offensive verbal comments or non-verbal expressions related to gender, gender
identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical
appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, age, religious or political beliefs; sexual,
sexualized, or discriminatory images in public (including online) spaces;
deliberate intimidation, stalking, or following; harassing photography or
identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical
appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, age, religious or political beliefs; sexual,
sexualized, or discriminatory images in public (including online) spaces;
deliberate intimidation, stalking, or following; harassing photography or
recording; sustained disruption of talks or other events; inappropriate physical
contact; and unwelcome sexual attention.

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If you are being harassed, notice that someone else is being harassed,
or have any other concerns, __and you feel comfortable speaking with
the offender__, please inform the offender that they have affected you
the offender__, please inform the offender that they have affected you
negatively. The offending behavior may be unintentional, and the
offender and offended may resolve the incident by having that initial
discussion themselves.
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the `c4lcommunitysupport@googlegroups.com` address. Messages sent to the CSV list are
visible to all Community Support Volunteers and are kept private. You may
use a throw-away email address if you want to ensure anonymity.

If you are in the #code4lib IRC channel, the zoia command to list people
designated as channel helpers is `@helpers`. There is at least one helper
in the channel at most times. Helpers may not be Community Support
Expand All @@ -69,26 +69,26 @@ contact; and unwelcome sexual attention.
channel, such as `#general` or `#code4libcon`. You may also private message
a known member of the Community Support Squad; their names and Slack handles
will be posted on the aforementioned publicly-accessible website(s).

If you are in the code4lib Discord server, contact anyone who is assigned
the `@community_support_volunteers` role. Those who are designated that role
will have a green highlighted user name. For those who may not be able to see
the color, you will know if someone is a community support volunteer by
clicking on their name/profile and `@community_support_volunteers` will be
listed under roles. On the desktop Discord client you can see a list of
those in this role in the upper right corner.
listed under roles. On the desktop Discord client you can see a list of
those in this role in the upper right corner.

If you are on the [listserv](https://lists.clir.org/cgi-bin/wa?A0=CODE4LIB), you're
in a free-for-all for public messages; however, the listserv does have a maintainer, [Eric Lease Morgan](http://www3.nd.edu/~emorgan/).
In addition, there are [Community Support Volunteers](css_volunteers.md) whom you
are welcome to involve.
The [code4lib listserv](https://lists.clir.org/cgi-bin/wa?A0=CODE4LIB) is
maintained by [Eric Lease Morgan](http://www3.nd.edu/~emorgan/). Our
[Community Support Volunteers](css_volunteers.md) monitor its messages and
may be contacted [via email](mailto:c4lcommunitysupport@googlegroups.com).

3. Wider community response to Incident:

If the incident doesn't pass the first step (discussion reveals offense
was unintentional, apologies offered and accepted, public note or
community is informed of resolution), then there's not much the community
can do at this point since the incident was resolved without outside
was unintentional, apologies offered and accepted, public note or
community is informed of resolution), then there's not much the community
can do at this point since the incident was resolved without outside
intervention.

If incident results in corrective action, the community should support
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People will argue that a particular decision was unfair, and others will
say that it didn't go far enough. We wouldn't dream of asking people to
stop people sharing their opinions, but we can steer discussions toward
civil, constructive dialogue that leads to something tangible (e.g.,
civil, constructive dialogue that leads to something tangible (e.g.,
affirmation of decision, change to the CoC, modification of the decision).

## Sanctions
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Specific sanctions may include but are not limited to:

* warning the offender to cease their behavior, letting them know that
* warning the offender to cease their behavior, letting them know that
further reports will result in other sanctions
* requiring the offender to avoid any interaction with, or physical
proximity to, the victim for the remainder of the event
* terminating a talk
* refusing to publish video and/or slides of a talk
* barring a speaker from giving (further) talks at the event
* immediately ending any event volunteer responsibilities and privileges the
offender holds, including requiring that the offender not be allowed to
offender holds, including requiring that the offender not be allowed to
volunteer for future Code4lib events (either indefinitely or for a specified time period)
* requiring that the offender immediately leave an event and not return
* banning the offender from future events (either indefinitely or for a
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`/msg zoia helpers #code4lib`

We expect participants to follow these rules at all conference venues,
conference-related social events, community gatherings, and online
conference-related social events, community gatherings, and online
communication channels.

We value everyone's participation in the Code4Lib community, and will all
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